Businessperson

Les Wexner

1937 - today

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Les Wexner

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Wexner is the 405th most popular businessperson, the 5,062nd most popular biography from United States and the 129th most popular American Businessperson.

Les Wexner (born 1937) is best known for building L Brands into a retail powerhouse that included Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works. A lesser-known fact is that he began by turning a single family clothing store into a chain and later became widely scrutinized for his long association with Jeffrey Epstein, which he ultimately severed. His legacy is a major reshaping of American mall retail and brand marketing, alongside a complicated public reputation and significant philanthropic giving.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Les Wexner ranks 405 out of 847. Before him are Steve Jackson, Ida Straus, Howard Schultz, Peter Lynch, Edwin Drake, and Roy E. Disney. After him are John Cockerill, Elisabeth Abegg, Mikhail Prokhorov, Gerard Philips, Christophe de Margerie, and Allen Klein.

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HPI: 59.12
Rank: 405
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Les Wexner ranks 261. Before him are Raymundo Damasceno Assis, José Augusto, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Givi Chokheli, Andrija Anković, and Robert Paul. After him are Dan Shomron, Lois Lowry, Grace Bumbry, Allen Jones, Tung Chee-hwa, and Antonio Valentín Angelillo.

Others Born in 1937

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Raymundo Damasceno Assis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 255
José Augusto
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 256
Giacomo Rizzolatti
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 257
Givi Chokheli
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1994
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 258
Andrija Anković
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 259
Robert Paul
SKATER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 260
Les Wexner
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 261
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 262
Lois Lowry
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 263
Grace Bumbry
SINGER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 264
Allen Jones
PAINTER
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 265
Tung Chee-hwa
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 266
Antonio Valentín Angelillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 267